Gremio Novorizontino SP vs Londrina Prediction & Betting Tips - Brasileirão Série B

Prediction published on 18/07/2023, 06:30  by Devesh Jaganath in Football Predictions

Fifth-placed Gremio Novorizontino will play host to Londrina, who are in 18th place in the Brasileiro Serie B, on Thursday. The hosts lost their last match 2-1, which extended their winless run to four matches, including three losses and a draw. During that time, they have fallen out of the promotion spots to fifth, currently on 30 points after 17 matches. With the Serie B table still being very compact, Novorizontino are just four points behind Vila Nova at the top of the league. While they have had a dip in form over the last few weeks, the hosts are in a much better place than they were last season when they barely avoided relegation, finishing 16th and just two points above the drop. At home, Novorizontino have recorded four wins, two draws, and two losses in eight matches, which ranks ninth among home records in Serie B this season. While they did lose the last encounter, Novorizontino are in a much better place than their opponents this season and will be expecting to snap up their winless run in this one. 

Meanwhile, Londrina have gone the other way this season and come into this match third-from-bottom after finishing ninth last season. They are currently on 15 points after 17 matches, which is just three above the foot of the table and two away from safety. The visitors pulled off a much-needed and shocking 1-0 win against the league leaders Vila Nova over the weekend, which brought an end to a nine-match winless streak that included eight losses and a single draw. Londrina have recorded three wins, one draw, and four losses in their eight away matches, meaning that they have actually taken more points on the road than at home. However, it is worth pointing out that they have failed to win any of their last five away matches, losing four and drawing one. While they are unbeaten against this opponent in their last two meetings, Londrina are the big outsiders owing to their poor form this season and will likely find it difficult to get anything from this one.